Vein: Deep middle cerebral vein
Sagittal section of the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. (Cerebral veins labeled at center left.)
Base of brain. (Lateral fissure visible at top left.)
Latin	vena media profunda cerebri
Gray's	subject #170 653
Drains to	basal vein
Artery	middle cerebral artery

The deep middle cerebral vein (deep Sylvian vein) receives tributaries from the insula and neighboring gyri, and runs in the lower part of the lateral cerebral fissure.

[edit] External links

• Deep middle cerebral vein at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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